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Brothers: A deep and personal family memoir from the co-founder of rock band Van Halen with exclusive behind-the-scenes content, for readers of Dave Grohl, Rick Rubin and Jim Moginie

Brothers: A deep and personal family memoir from the co-founder of

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this intimate and open account - nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you've ever read - Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship,...
Rebel Rising: the highly anticipated autobiography of the Australian star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids, one of the best new books of 2024

Rebel Rising: the highly anticipated autobiography of the Australian

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From the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids comes a refreshingly candid, hilarious, and inspiring book about her unconventional journey to Hollywood success and loving herself. For decades, Rebel...
Highways and Byways: Tall tales and short stories from the long way round from Australian rock legend & bestselling author of WORKING CLASS BOY, WORKING CLASS MAN & KILLING TIME

Highways and Byways: Tall tales and short stories from the long way

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The new book from Jimmy Barnes, the award-winning author of the number-one bestsellers Working Class Boy, Working Class Man and Killing Time From larger-than-life adventures to vivid and poignant tales...
Down the Drain

Down the Drain

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The hotly anticipated book from 'one of the all-time pop-culture greats' (New York magazine) that chronicles her shocking life and unyielding determination to not only survive but achieve her dreams.'Intense...
Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography

Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography

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In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals the truth behind his windswept and interesting life. Born in a tenement flat in Glasgow in 1942,...
The Ocean Fell into the Drop: A Memoir

The Ocean Fell into the Drop: A Memoir

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During his first visit to the cinema as a child, the empathy he felt from Gary Cooper was life-changing, and a secret dream was born in the darkened auditorium. Later,...
The Body Shop: Parties, Pills, and Pumping Iron -- Or, My Life in the Age of Muscle

The Body Shop: Parties, Pills, and Pumping Iron -- Or, My Life in the Age of Muscle

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No Autographs, Please!: Backstage antics, onstage disasters and the long road to success

No Autographs, Please!: Backstage antics, onstage disasters and the long road to success

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Time of My Life

Time of My Life

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Tenement Kid: Rough Trade Book of the Year

Tenement Kid: Rough Trade Book of the Year

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'Gillespie is rock and roll's Oliver Twist. A punk rock fairytale, razor sharp on class struggle, music, style, and a singular view of the world resulting in one of the...
My Animals, and Other Animals: A memoir of sorts

My Animals, and Other Animals: A memoir of sorts

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In his first memoir, beloved comedian and national treasure Bill Bailey shares stories of his life - and the animals he's met along the way.Bill Bailey has always had dogs,...
Who am I, again?

Who am I, again?

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Dancing in the Rain: My story of hope, courage and resilience

Dancing in the Rain: My story of hope, courage and resilience

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERStrictly Come Dancing professional and breast cancer and Crohn's awareness advocate Amy Dowden shares her journey from growing up in the Welsh Valleys to dancing on the...
Under A Rock

Under A Rock

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ONE OF WATERSTONES BEST ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS OF 2024'Sometimes fate deals up a wild card. There's a lot to be said for one of these wild cards and from what I've...
Ruskin Park: Sylvia, Me and the BBC

Ruskin Park: Sylvia, Me and the BBC

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Can we ever really know the truth about our parents? From the popular journalist, podcaster and tweeter about his rescue dog #SophiefromRomania comes a moving memoir in search of the...
Tiger Woman: A Wild Life

Tiger Woman: A Wild Life

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Dancer, singer, gang member, cocaine addict and artist's favourite: Betty May - aka the Tiger Woman - was a woman like no other.Born into abject poverty in Limehouse, Betty May...
Love, Pamela: Her new memoir, taking control of her own narrative for the first time

Love, Pamela: Her new memoir, taking control of her own narrative for

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ACTRESS. ICON. ACTIVIST. Her story, in her voice, for the first time. In this honest, layered and unforgettable book that alternates between storytelling and her own poetry, Pamela Anderson breaks...
More Than Likely: A Memoir

More Than Likely: A Memoir

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'Fabulous memoirs from the two great writers . . . I loved every second of it' Eric IdleDick Clement and Ian La Frenais's unique writing partnership has lasted over fifty...
A Pebble In The Throat: Growing Up Between Two Continents

A Pebble In The Throat: Growing Up Between Two Continents

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Down the Hill: My Descent into the Double Murder in Delphi

Down the Hill: My Descent into the Double Murder in Delphi

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Former CNN/HLN anchor and veteran broadcast journalist Susan Hendricks takes an investigative deep-dive into the still-unsolved double homicide of two teens in Delphi, Indiana-and its lasting impact on the communityOn...
Empress of Fashion: A Life of Diana Vreeland

Empress of Fashion: A Life of Diana Vreeland

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From Under the Truck: A Memoir

From Under the Truck: A Memoir

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From Josh Brolin, a unique and decidedly un-celebrity memoir, by turns affecting, funny, uncanny, and unforgettable. A remarkable and an unforgettable read. Weaving a latticework of different strands, moving back...
Among Others: Friendships and Encounters

Among Others: Friendships and Encounters

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It's the other people around you, says Michael Frayn, who make you what you are. So he would like to say a brief word, looking back on life from his...
A Bookshop of One's Own: How a group of women set out to change the world

A Bookshop of One's Own: How a group of women set out to change the

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A Waterstones Best Memoir of 2024An Independent and Stylist Best Non-Fiction Book for 2024The captivating true story of an underdog business - a feminist bookshop founded in Thatcher's Britain -...
Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

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'A roadmap for a new generation' VOGUE'Radical, funny and fearless' VANITY FAIR'Gripping' NYLONAn electric, searing memoir by the original Riot Grrrl and legendary frontwoman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre...
A Bookshop of One's Own: How a group of women set out to change the world

A Bookshop of One's Own: How a group of women set out to change the

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A Waterstones Best Memoir of 2024An Independent and Stylist Best Non-Fiction Book for 2024The captivating true story of an underdog business - a feminist bookshop founded in Thatcher's Britain -...
Straight from the Heart: BONNIE TYLER'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Straight from the Heart: BONNIE TYLER'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY

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You know the name and you can't mistake the voice. Now you can read the incredible story of how a shy, music-loving teenager called Gaynor Hopkins morphed into legendary international...
Straight from the Heart: BONNIE TYLER'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Straight from the Heart: BONNIE TYLER'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY

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You know the name and you can't mistake the voice. Now you can read the incredible story of how a shy, music-loving teenager called Gaynor Hopkins morphed into legendary international...
A Woman's Place is in the Kitchen: 'Fantastic, exciting deep dive into kitchen life from one of Britain's leading young chefs' (Tom Kerridge)

A Woman's Place is in the Kitchen: 'Fantastic, exciting deep dive into

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'Sally really tells it how it is . . . This book will be a go to for those needing that bit of bravery and resilience in a world that...
A Life Worth Living: Acting, Activism and Everything Else

A Life Worth Living: Acting, Activism and Everything Else

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'I can't recommend it highly enough' STEPHEN FRY | 'Everyone needs to hear his voice' MARK HADDONI'm a man on a mission to show that life with Down syndrome can...
Performance: An electrifying memoir from the dark heart of London's Soho

Performance: An electrifying memoir from the dark heart of London's

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'Enthralling... Ivo captures the euphoria and comedown of Soho's clubland so acutely' THE TIMES'Stunning . . . a love letter to the aliveness of London and its nightlife' SOPHIE MACKINTOSH'A...
Apparently There Were Complaints: A Memoir

Apparently There Were Complaints: A Memoir

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Emmy Award-winning actress Sharon Gless tells all in this laugh-out-loud, juicy, "unforgettably memorable" (Lily Tomlin) memoir about her five decades in Hollywood, where she took on some of the most...
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): The Sunday Times Music Book of the Year

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): The Sunday Times Music Book

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SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023MOJO BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023AN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023A VARIETY MUSIC BOOK OF...
Get Me the Urgent Biscuits: An Assistant's Adventures in Theatreland

Get Me the Urgent Biscuits: An Assistant's Adventures in Theatreland

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'A sparkling memoir full of charm and wit' NINA STIBBE 'Anyone who loves the theatre will love this book' ZOE WANAMAKER At eighteen, after moving to London with dreams of...
Spinning Plates: SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR talks Music, Men and Motherhood

Spinning Plates: SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR talks Music, Men and Motherhood

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AS HEARD ON HIT FILM SALTBURN.'She's an honest and a very warm writer... it's a really warm read this. It might just touch a lot of readers.' - MAGIC RADIO'Honest...
A Pebble In The Throat: Growing Up Between Two Continents

A Pebble In The Throat: Growing Up Between Two Continents

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SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION'I loved this book ... incredibly moving' Reverend Richard Coles'A treasure of a book' Fern BrittonThe heart-warming memoir from the much-loved broadcasterA Pebble...
Wayward: Just Another Life to Live

Wayward: Just Another Life to Live

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'Magical and transporting . . . Wayward proves that Bunyan has lived the best possible life, on her own idiosyncratic terms'Maggie O'Farrell'A gorgeous account of outsiderness and survival: a map...
Under A Rock

Under A Rock

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ONE OF WATERSTONES BEST ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS OF 2024'Sometimes fate deals up a wild card. There's a lot to be said for one of these wild cards and from what I've...
Different Aspects: The magical memoir from the West End legend

Different Aspects: The magical memoir from the West End legend

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In 1989, a young Michael Ball landed the lead role in the musical Aspects of Love. It was a moment that changed his life forever. It was the first time...
The Strength of Love: Embracing an Uncertain Future with Resilience and Optimism

The Strength of Love: Embracing an Uncertain Future with Resilience

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*** The Sunday Times Bestseller ***'Intimate, tender and brutally honest ... a remarkable book.' Decca Aitkenhead, The Sunday Times'These are probably the toughest times we have faced in many decades,...
Different Aspects: The magical memoir from the West End legend

Different Aspects: The magical memoir from the West End legend

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To The One I Love The Best

To The One I Love The Best

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Ludwig Bemelmans came to the California home of famed interior decorator Elsie de Wolfe, Lady Mendl, for cocktails. By the end of the night, he was firmly established as a...
Pandamonium!: How (Not) to Run a Record Label

Pandamonium!: How (Not) to Run a Record Label

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'Hilarious, heart-wrenching and packed with British music history.' - COLDPLAY A Virgin Radio Book of the Year It's a life-and-near-death story. But whose life? And whose near-death?As a one-time NME...
Different Aspects: The magical memoir from the West End legend

Different Aspects: The magical memoir from the West End legend

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In 1989, a young Michael Ball landed the lead role in the musical Aspects of Love. It was a moment that changed his life forever. It was the first time...
The Strength of Love: Embracing an Uncertain Future with Resilience and Optimism

The Strength of Love: Embracing an Uncertain Future with Resilience

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*** The Sunday Times Bestseller ***'Intimate, tender and brutally honest ... a remarkable book.' Decca Aitkenhead, The Sunday Times'These are probably the toughest times we have faced in many decades,...
Open Book

Open Book

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A Woman's Place is in the Kitchen: 'Fantastic, exciting deep dive into kitchen life from one of Britain's leading young chefs' (Tom Kerridge)

A Woman's Place is in the Kitchen: 'Fantastic, exciting deep dive into

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'Sally really tells it how it is . . . This book will be a go to for those needing that bit of bravery and resilience in a world that...
A Black Girl in the Middle: Essays on (Allegedly) Figuring It All Out

A Black Girl in the Middle: Essays on (Allegedly) Figuring It All Out

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'Growing up in Queens, I didn't know being named Shenequa was considered "ghetto" or uncouth. It was only later in life that I realized I was being judged by a...